New Jersey

Electrician programs in New Jersey

31 listed electrician programs in New Jersey, plus BLS pay data for the state and 6 metro areas.

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$86,700Average pay (state, all experience levels)
$48,570Entry-level / bottom 10%
$77,250Median pay (state)
$130,860Top 10% earn over

13,520 jobs in New Jersey · 31 listed programs. Average = BLS mean across all experience levels, not starting pay. Source: BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates, released 2026-05-15.

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Electrician pay in New Jersey

Annual wages from the BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates, released 2026-05-15.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates, released 2026-05-15.
Area	10th pct	25th pct	Median	75th pct	90th pct	Mean	Employed
New Jersey	$48,570	$62,400	$77,250	$121,110	$130,860	$86,700	13,520
United States	$42,640	$49,430	$63,190	$83,940	$108,510	$71,490	757,220

Metro areas

Metropolitan area estimates, BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates, released 2026-05-15. Only areas BLS published are shown.
Area	10th pct	25th pct	Median	75th pct	90th pct	Mean	Employed
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	$48,520	$62,850	$98,210	$123,410	$125,680	$94,820	600
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$46,170	$61,990	$79,020	$126,030	$132,170	$88,670	36,550
Vineland, NJ	$47,900	$58,310	$76,920	$122,550	$125,130	$85,090	190
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$46,980	$57,900	$74,590	$104,230	$132,610	$81,720	10,090
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$48,290	$56,950	$66,500	$82,490	$122,400	$74,810	1,100
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	$46,980	$58,180	$65,710	$94,890	$121,990	$75,730	710

Programs

Listed programs in New Jersey

Every electrician program we matched in New Jersey. Schools with published tuition are listed first.

Schools: NCES IPEDS Completions 2023-24, matched by 6-digit CIP code; “Graduates 2023-24” is the number of first-major certificates or associate degrees the school awarded in that program from July 2023 to June 2024 (IPEDS). Tuition: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (updated 2026-10-15), matched by IPEDS unit ID; it is the published figure, not a quote. Apprenticeship sponsors: DOL Office of Apprenticeship partner file (retrieved 2026-10-29); apprenticeships are typically paid, so no tuition is listed — contact the program.
Program / provider	Location	Type	Graduates 2023-24	Tuition	Source
Adult and Continuing Education-BCTS Electrician	Hackensack, NJ	Certificate (1-2 years)	21	$12,950 Tuition & fees, largest program (program-year school)	IPEDS 2023-24 · CIP 46.0302
American Institute-Cherry Hill Electrician	Cherry Hill, NJ	Certificate (1-2 years)	33	$19,495 Tuition & fees, largest program (program-year school)	IPEDS 2023-24 · CIP 46.0302
American Institute-Clifton Electrician	CLIFTON, NJ	Certificate (1-2 years)	34	$19,495 Tuition & fees, largest program (program-year school)	IPEDS 2023-24 · CIP 46.0302
American Institute-Somerset Electrician	Somerset, NJ	Certificate (1-2 years)	12	$25,495 Tuition & fees, largest program (program-year school)	IPEDS 2023-24 · CIP 46.0302
American Institute-Toms River Electrician	Toms River, NJ	Certificate (1-2 years)	43	$19,495 Tuition & fees, largest program (program-year school)	IPEDS 2023-24 · CIP 46.0302
Burlington County Institute of Technology-Adult Education Electrician	Westampton, NJ	Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)	0	$18,015 Tuition & fees, largest program (program-year school)	IPEDS 2023-24 · CIP 46.0302
Hohokus School of Trade and Technical Sciences Electrician	Paterson, NJ	Certificate (1-2 years)	88	$24,100 Tuition & fees, largest program (program-year school)	IPEDS 2023-24 · CIP 46.0302
Lincoln Technical Institute-Mahwah Electrician	Mahwah, NJ	Certificate (1-2 years)	233	$30,532 Tuition & fees, largest program (program-year school)	IPEDS 2023-24 · CIP 46.0302
Lincoln Technical Institute-Union Electrician	Union, NJ	Certificate (1-2 years)	573	$30,532 Tuition & fees, largest program (program-year school)	IPEDS 2023-24 · CIP 46.0302
National Career Institute Electrician	East Orange, NJ	Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)	47	$10,300 Tuition & fees, largest program (program-year school)	IPEDS 2023-24 · CIP 46.0302
Ocean County Vocational-Technical School Electrician	Toms River, NJ	Certificate (1-2 years)	8	$11,110 Tuition & fees, largest program (program-year school)	IPEDS 2023-24 · CIP 46.0302
Pennco Tech-Blackwood Electrician	Blackwood, NJ	Certificate (1-2 years)	232	$18,750 Tuition & fees, largest program (program-year school)	IPEDS 2023-24 · CIP 46.0302
Union County Vocational Technical School Electrician	Scotch Plains, NJ	Certificate (1-2 years)	37	$5,500 Tuition & fees, largest program (program-year school)	IPEDS 2023-24 · CIP 46.0302
Bucks County Community College – Electrical Training	Bristol, NJ	Registered apprenticeship sponsor	n/a	Contact program	DOL Office of Apprenticeship
Electrical Training Academy	Clifton, NJ	Registered apprenticeship sponsor	n/a	Contact program	DOL Office of Apprenticeship
Electrical Training Academy \| ETA Bootcamp	Clifton, NJ	Registered apprenticeship sponsor	n/a	Contact program	DOL Office of Apprenticeship
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), Local 102, JATC	Parsippany, NJ	Registered apprenticeship sponsor	n/a	Contact program	DOL Office of Apprenticeship
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), Local 269	Trenton, NJ	Registered apprenticeship sponsor	n/a	Contact program	DOL Office of Apprenticeship
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), Local 351, JATC	Folsom, NJ	Registered apprenticeship sponsor	n/a	Contact program	DOL Office of Apprenticeship
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), Local 400	Wall, NJ	Registered apprenticeship sponsor	n/a	Contact program	DOL Office of Apprenticeship
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), Local Union 164, JATC	Paramus, NJ	Registered apprenticeship sponsor	n/a	Contact program	DOL Office of Apprenticeship
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), Local Union 456, JATC	North Brunswick, NJ	Registered apprenticeship sponsor	n/a	Contact program	DOL Office of Apprenticeship
New Jersey Independent Electrical Contractors Education & Training Center	East Brunswick, NJ	Registered apprenticeship sponsor	n/a	Contact program	DOL Office of Apprenticeship
NJ IEC	Somerset, NJ	Registered apprenticeship sponsor	n/a	Contact program	DOL Office of Apprenticeship
NJ- IEC Education and Training Center	East Brunswick, NJ	Registered apprenticeship sponsor	n/a	Contact program	DOL Office of Apprenticeship
NJ-IEC Appentice School	East Brunswick, NJ	Registered apprenticeship sponsor	n/a	Contact program	DOL Office of Apprenticeship
SJ Electrical Training	Elmer, NJ	Registered apprenticeship sponsor	n/a	Contact program	DOL Office of Apprenticeship
South Jersey Electrical Training	Elmer, NJ	Registered apprenticeship sponsor	n/a	Contact program	DOL Office of Apprenticeship
South Jersey Electrical Training School	Elmer, NJ	Registered apprenticeship sponsor	n/a	Contact program	DOL Office of Apprenticeship
Warshauer Tech Electrician Training and Continuing Education	Woodbury, NJ	Registered apprenticeship sponsor	n/a	Contact program	DOL Office of Apprenticeship
Wire Wiz Electrician Services, Inc	Egg Harbor Township, NJ	Registered apprenticeship sponsor	n/a	Contact program	DOL Office of Apprenticeship

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Sources

Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates, released 2026-05-15 (news release USDL-26-0725; data tables). Cross-checked against the BLS Public Data API on 2026-11-03.
Occupation: O*NET OnLine, 47-2111.00 Electricians, retrieved 2026-11-03 (CC BY 4.0).
Apprenticeship sponsors: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Apprenticeship: partner sponsors file, retrieved 2026-10-29 (Partner Finder).
Schools & graduates: U.S. Department of Education, NCES IPEDS Completions 2023-24 (C2024_A) and Institutional Characteristics (HD2024), award year 2023-24, matched by 6-digit CIP code (completions file; CIP-SOC crosswalk).
Tuition: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (Most Recent Cohorts: Institution + Field of Study), data updated 2026-10-15, matched by IPEDS unit ID (source).

Program listings are matched from public files by occupation code or organization name; they are not endorsements and we have not visited or tested any program. Confirm schedules, entry requirements and costs with the program. Compiled by the HighPayingTrades team; last refreshed 2026-11-03.